| Babylon Babies Contributor(s): Dantec, Maurice G. (Author), Wedell, Noura (Translator), Barrett, Joe (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433211939 ISBN-13: 9781433211935 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: In this futuristic sci-fi thriller, hard-boiled veteran Thoorop must protect a young woman, Marie, who is bearing a genetically modified embryo created by an American cult which dreams of producing its own messiah. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.2" (0.25 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set in the hidden breeding grounds of the first cyborg communities, Dantec's science fiction thriller mixes metaphysics with cyberpunk post-humanism in the spirit of Philip K. Dick. Toorop, a hard-boiled leatherneck veteran, has been assigned to escort a young woman from Russia to Canada. But Marie is no ordinary girl. A schizophrenic and a possible carrier of a new artificial virus, Marie is bearing a mutant embryo created by an American cult, which dreams of producing a genetically modified messiah that will end all human life as we know it. Moving at breakneck speed, Toorop risks his life to save Marie as her brain, linking to the neuromatrix, surpasses all limits to become the universe itself. Exploring the symbiosis between organic matter and computer power to spin new forms of consciousness, Babylon Babies rides Nietzsche's prophecy: "Man is something to be overcome." |
Contributor Bio(s): Dantec, Maurice G.: - Maurice G. Dantec has published three other novels. He is considered both one of the most loved and most hated of contemporary French authors. Barrett, Joe: -Joe Barrett has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials. He has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. He has narrated books by such authors as Trevanian, Brian Freeman, Don Winslow, and James W. Huston. |